Trader Interview Questions

Trader Interview Questions

La personne chargée du recrutement cherchera à évaluer vos connaissances des marchés financiers et à s’assurer que vous avez un avis argumenté sur le sujet. Vous devrez aussi probablement répondre à des questions sur votre personnalité et sur vos compétences de vendeur. Montrez que vous êtes au fait des dernières nouvelles des marchés boursiers et exprimez-vous avec assurance et conviction.

Questions d'entretien d'embauche fréquentes pour un trader (H/F) et comment y répondre

Question 1

Question 1 : Parlez-moi d’une action que vous vendriez ou achèteriez maintenant.

How to answer
Comment répondre : Voici l’occasion de mettre en avant vos compétences de vendeur et de vous montrer convaincant. Choisissez une entreprise que vous connaissez bien et soyez prêt à répondre à des questions complémentaires. Argumentez votre réponse sans hésitation.
Question 2

Question 2 : Quelle est la décision la plus risquée que vous ayez prise ?

How to answer
Comment répondre : Si la prise de risque fait partie intrinsèque du métier de trader, cette question vous permet aussi de montrer que vous évaluez les risques de manière réfléchie et bien informée. Expliquez votre cheminement, pourquoi prendre ce risque vous a paru opportun et quel a été le résultat. Cette question vise également à évaluer l’assurance avec laquelle vous justifiez vos décisions.
Question 3

Question 3 : Parlez-moi d’un événement qui s’est produit récemment sur les marchés financiers et dites ce que vous en pensez.

How to answer
Comment répondre : Cette question a un double objectif. D’une part, montrer votre réel intérêt dans les marchés financiers et votre capacité à rester informé dans un contexte qui change quotidiennement (lisez pour cela régulièrement les sites/journaux financiers réputés). D’autre part, exprimer votre point de vue personnel, et tenter de vous démarquer des autres candidats.

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Let's play a game - I give you a 12 sided die and will pay you whatever the die lands on. If you are unhappy with the roll, you can choose to roll another two 6-sided dice and I wil pay you the sum of the two dice. How much are you willing to pay to play this game.
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Trader

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Dec 15, 2011

Let's play a game - I give you a 12 sided die and will pay you whatever the die lands on. If you are unhappy with the roll, you can choose to roll another two 6-sided dice and I wil pay you the sum of the two dice. How much are you willing to pay to play this game.

You have a dart board thats split in half. If you hit the left half, you get 2 points, if you hit the right half, you get 3 points. If you have an 80% chance of hitting the dart board on any given throw and a 70% chance of hitting the side you're aiming for (given that you hit the dartboard so a 30% chance you hit the side you aren't aiming for), if you have an unlimited number of throws, what's the probability you get a score of exactly 7
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Assistant Trader

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Mar 3, 2014

You have a dart board thats split in half. If you hit the left half, you get 2 points, if you hit the right half, you get 3 points. If you have an 80% chance of hitting the dart board on any given throw and a 70% chance of hitting the side you're aiming for (given that you hit the dartboard so a 30% chance you hit the side you aren't aiming for), if you have an unlimited number of throws, what's the probability you get a score of exactly 7

Two dice - one 10 sided one 6 sided. Guess the roll of the two dice, no penalty for guessing under. You receive the amount on the dice if you guess it. What is the expected value? What is the bet that would maximize your payout?
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Assistant Trader

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Feb 22, 2014

Two dice - one 10 sided one 6 sided. Guess the roll of the two dice, no penalty for guessing under. You receive the amount on the dice if you guess it. What is the expected value? What is the bet that would maximize your payout?

The only difficult question I was asked went as follows: "You and your opponent flip a coin. If the first player gets heads, the second player pays him $30. If he flips tails, the coin goes to the second player. If the second player flips heads, he wins $30 from the first player. How much should you pay to go first?"
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Quantitative Trader - Intern

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Oct 1, 2015

The only difficult question I was asked went as follows: "You and your opponent flip a coin. If the first player gets heads, the second player pays him $30. If he flips tails, the coin goes to the second player. If the second player flips heads, he wins $30 from the first player. How much should you pay to go first?"

Two people painting a house, one on his own takes 1hr and the other takes 2hrs, how long does it take for both to paint the house. After my answer he asked how confident I was then said that I could bet on my answers, £1 if I got it right, -£1000 if I got it wrong - should I take the bet.
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Full Time Trader

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Jun 29, 2012

Two people painting a house, one on his own takes 1hr and the other takes 2hrs, how long does it take for both to paint the house. After my answer he asked how confident I was then said that I could bet on my answers, £1 if I got it right, -£1000 if I got it wrong - should I take the bet.

100 coins in a circle, clockwise labeled 1-100. Starting at coin 1, you flip each one moving clockwise. If a coin lands tails, you keep it, if it lands heads, you remove it. After a long time, only one coin will remain. What would you expect its label is?
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Trader Intern

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Aug 22, 2015

100 coins in a circle, clockwise labeled 1-100. Starting at coin 1, you flip each one moving clockwise. If a coin lands tails, you keep it, if it lands heads, you remove it. After a long time, only one coin will remain. What would you expect its label is?

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